Razor’s Edge Student Honored at Biomedical Conference

Grace Waldron, a senior majoring in Biology with a minor in Research Studies as a Razor’s Edge Research Scholar in the Darwin cohort, was one of 42 awardees in the Cancer Biology category out of 138 presenters at the 2021 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).

Waldron’s passion for cancer research strengthened when she was accepted into the independent study program at the Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research at NSU in the Fall of 2020. Since that time, she has been able to conduct and participate in research involving treatments for lung and breast cancer, including an upcoming contribution in a manuscript publication regarding current breast cancer research. Her primary mentor is Appu Rathinavelu, Ph.D., and her lab mentor is Umamaheswari Natarajan, Ph.D. In addition to presenting at the 2021 ABRCMS, Waldron has participated in the 2021 Life Science Symposium at Florida International University, and the 2021 NSU Undergraduate Symposium.

Waldron is thankful for the opportunities the Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research and all the research associates have provided her with. She plans to attend graduate school pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Cancer Biology.

Posted 12/12/21